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This presentation is included for reflection by
practitioners in planning for learning and
teaching. It is intended for exemplification
purposes only. It may be appropriate for some
teachers/lecturers to adapt these materials for
use within their own context.
Causes
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It is very important in geography that we can
categorise causes of climate change into two
subgroups.
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We need to group them into:
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1. physical causes
2. human causes.
Try the card sort activity, which your teacher
will explain.
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Volcanic dust
Ice cap melting
Sunspot activity
Changing ocean circulation (El Nino/La Nina)
Permafrost melting
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Deforestation
Burning fossil fuels
Aircraft contrails
Cattle farming (methane)
Nitrous oxides from power stations
CFCs from refrigerators and aerosols
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Sea level rise
Melting ice caps and glaciers.
 Flooding of low-lying areas such as UK fenlands,
Shetland Islands, Bangladesh, Maldives and Japan.
 Higher water temperatures mean that water expands
further, compounding the problem.
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Polar bear habitats in the northern hemisphere
are shrinking.
Tourism problems for snow areas.
The Mediterranean may become too hot for
some tourists.
Crop failures.
Extinction of species.
Bleaching of coral reefs.
Tropical diseases such as malaria spreading.
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Weather becoming less predictable.
More flooding, droughts, tropical storms and
heat waves.
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Alternative forms of energy
Solar
 Tidal
 Wind (on-shore and off-shore)
 Hydroelectric
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Electrical cars.
Reduce deforestation and increase
afforestation.
Control population.
Reduce energy consumption at school and at
home.
World summits.